This list was submitted by USER00750 on Tuesday, December 29th, 2009 at 4:11 PM PST for The 2010 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Seve Ballesteros | May 7th, 2011 | 54 |
9 | Run Run Shaw | January 6th, 2014 | 106 |
8 | Dolores Hope | September 19th, 2011 | 102 |
7 | Ariel Sharon | January 11th, 2014 | 85 |
6 | Ferlin Husky | March 17th, 2011 | 85 |
5 | James Garner | July 19th, 2014 | 86 |
4 | Billy Graham | February 21st, 2018 | 99 |
3 | Ronnie Biggs | December 18th, 2013 | 84 |
2 | Sargent Shriver | January 18th, 2011 | 95 |
1 | Nelson Mandela | December 5th, 2013 | 95 |
0 points | 0 hits |
His high-protein, low-carbohydrate approach to weight loss differed radically from the conventional wisdom of the medical establishment, and was widely criticized as risky. Nevertheless, Atkins steadfastly maintained that his dietary recommendations would lead to nothing more dangerous than a diminished sense of balance. He died of injuries sustained when he fell and hit his head on the sidewalk.
(d) April 17th, 2003